Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-27
our MINING INDUSTRY.
Quarterly Report Of In
speetor Wafsen.
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! watson, TsrritoEiaI Inspsci0r Of Macs,
for the quarter eading March slss.
fEATTLE, W. r. April 2, 1887.
| He Exesiissey Esfs0s G. Squire,
gorrTlsr II WaakiHgfos Tsrrstovy -SER.
Ny Fsport for the quarter endinR March
. Sist. 1881. en- the condition ct the zeal
mines N operation n WashihRfun Tar
ritaFy, 70 herewith handed you.
Daring the quarter three aeciAents
Rave oecdrred. one - Carbonado, IN The
south seven RanRWay. which proves
fatal uns vsry slignt e Newcasiis. add
ons 81 The Franklin, also very slight.
In tas NeEfh Two Rangway st Carbon
ado, Charles johnson died, death being
caused b. tbs harstinR Of bleed vessel
No new mines have been opened dur
l1R The quarter. The Bncade mine
tformeriy Ssatool esmmsneed ahip-
J pinR coal in tbs early part Of March.
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CASTLE.
During the quarter visited this mine |
several timess and examined tbs work |
inRB and ventilation, and found, With |
one OF tBo defects, the mine 10 Be in a /
Rocd and safe condition. TIE cross |
cats and manwnys had been allowed @ /
fall behind little; this was the main |
defect IN the mine. called the atten-
ton OF the management 20 this, and /
also suggested that the distance between /
the erosscuts BE ahoFtened up. aud the
manwsys Be kept well up. By doing /
this they will be able 10 keep the air /
much p1rer at the breast face. This I
insisted on, and the management are
now working ia that way. Tue other
nav vas the doR-holes. and this they
have promised 90 keep MP a. close as
possible to he gapgway faces. The
reason an % particular about the dog
holes 10 that they are the main intake
air courses. On March eth, 1887, David
Morgan met with slight accident while
ereakipR away q erosscut in one Of the
breasts. A little foresight on his part
would have prevented il. The sIOpe.
machinery, boilers, ropes and cages
were found In good condition
Oatpui for quarter ending March 81, L
1887. 37,4l56t tons.
oER0sE IMPROVEMENT 90. - ERAEKLTN.
Daring my visits to this mine shrouQh
the quarter, have found the workings
and ventilation In good coalition. The
company are nov engaged IN opening
on their No. u vein, and are doing Q
water level RanRway, and also sinking q
slope IN u. ! suggested the using Of Q
safty catch attached on the rear end Of |
the car 70 prevent accident while hoist
fna. This they are nov using.
Ga February LIST, David Lewis tast
vith an accident in the upper Mckay
RanRway. He vas working IN the gang
way face when large slab Of slate fell
from the roof. knocking him down, the
edge Of the slate catching his fsot. Ne
bones were bFokea. II be had used the ,
slightest judgment no accident would .
have happened.
] fouRd the machinery, ropes and
boilers In COED condition. Output
for quarter ending March 81, 1887,
1885 GO tons.
BLACK DIAMOND COAL oo-BLAcK DIAMOND.
In my various visits TO this company's
mines during che quarter, seldom
reached them when in operation, but !
although the mines are ids, ! always ,
found the workings In good condition, ,
and the ventilation in hrst rate order. !
/ examined the air courses, slopes, ropes,
machinery and beilers, and found every
thing in good condition.
Output for quarter eRding March 81, 1
1887, II, 1854 tons. Ii
CEDAR RrvKR COAL 90. CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
During my visits to this mine fousd
everything about as usual, mine de-
veloping slowly, cir pretty good, and
the slope and machinery in good con-
dition.
The company had some trouble with I
the men employed, bat after fec days |
everything vas satisfactorily settled, ,
and the men resumed work. |:
Output for quarter ending March 81, I
1887. 6757 tons.
CARBON HILL COAL COMPANY.
Daring the quarter I have examined
the different mines of Carbonate sew.
eral times. The company are mining
coal from the following veins: Win
gate, Miller No. 4, South Seven, North !
One and North Two. In ell of them
have found everything in good condi-
tion and the ventilation &C all times !
perfect.
In my annual report mentioned that
they intended using mine locomotives.
They are nov using them with perfect
success in the No. 4 and Wiu9ate gang
ways, the Snly Rangvays where they
are In use.
Il vas necessary 10 adopting this sys-
TEN Of underground haulage 10 have
perfect system Of ventilation. This has
been attained 10 beth the No. and [
WinRate mines. ] visited the mine ,
shsrtly after they had Commenced haul .
inR with the engines, and MEASURED
carefully the quantity Of air passing I
through the mines. / found In the /.
WinRate mine 5000 cobit feet Of air
passing into the mine through an air
shaft on the mountain. On EeaohinR
split into two parts: 70e0 cable feet
going directly to the main gsnQvay,
1890 c1bio feet following thrsueh the
working parts OF the Tnins and making |:
its way also 70 the main Rangvay aud
| there mixing with the 7cC0 feet that
comes direct, making q volume Of 90
900 eubic feet Of air per minate passing
through the main eangway to TIE fan.
This h q tWelvs-fo fan, and vas WORK
ina Us strokes per minute. The smoke
vas cleared from the asngway a. soon
a. the engine had passed.
In Ne. found $500 cubic feet Of
air passing into the mine, being divided
en- the coonteg eanguay into three
parts-6oO0 cubic fest direct 10 the
Rangvay, GOO 10 work lie way through 4
ths pillar workings, and COCO throuan
the working faxes. meeting again on
the main Rangvay. making q volume Of
| 5000 eabic feet Of air passing through
tne ganGway 70 the fan. THIS IL q
tSelve-foOt fan, working 40 strokes 10
| the minute.
Daring the quarter one man died
| from iDjaries Fecsived in the South
seven eAngway, and Charles johnson
died In the North Two Rangway, death
being esoSed By the bursting Of blood
vtesel.
In the Arss ease no oOronsr's inquest
Gas held, bo. vhes be died the manage
ment notified me. when vent and in
vestieaRed the cas-. found that on II
February l4sh deceased, LRnse EEens,
with bis partner, we're engaged in pui
tina up q set of tinbers 10 the face ef
the Soath seven sanRway and that both
lrgs OF upright pests had been placed ia
PORTION and he sad his partner we're
rolling the cap in, when one Of the legs
which esd ~. besn properly secured
fell, striking Evens on the head, from
the effects Of vhieh be died foar days
after. he U.s. 20 old and experieEoed
mtneF- No blame attaches 10 any one